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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
He Couldn't Dissua,da Fer.

Mr.. DePoore-And are you willing
to leave all this luxury to become the
wife of q poor MANI
Miss DeRich-Why, my dear, I think
love in a cottage will be just perfectly
divine.
"But I have been figuring on this
thing. and the best house 1 can afford
is a mere box compared to this.
"No matter; we'll have the yard fill
ed with roses and cover it with beau
tiful vines.o
ut is a long. way out, too. and il
worries me to think how lonely you
will be when I am at my work."
"Lonelye No, indeed. Ma says
when I get married she will get new
servants and let me have all the old
ones, and some of them are; splendid
companions. "-Omaha World.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
How and Where to Drink

1 E..w +[-F # .n
Let a father do all his drinking be-
fore his own family, and he will not
long drink to excess.
Let the boys drink all that they drink
at home, before their father, mother,
and sisters, and they will rarely be-
come drunkards.
Let the mothers. and wives, and
daughters of this land-instead of the
saloon-keeper-pour out the liquor
that the husbands, fathers and sons
drink, and the CHASTITY procession Of
drunkards on their way to ruin and
death will quickly be cut off from its
recruits.
Let all the liquor drank in Des
Moines and ia Iowa be drunk in the
homes. Of in decent society, OF before
those whom the drinkers love and re-
spect the most, and when you have
done that You have settled the drink
question for the city and State.-Ioya
State Register.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
An Indian Fakir

Talkino of el1opIng men, was
%. Jay on my way to Dholpurn, near
Agra, and when hating to rest our
hores heard casually of a "Jogi" of
some local celebrity who was in a
neighboring tope of mango trees. 1
walked over to the sacred shade, and
there, standing upright against a pillar
Of rough masonry, was a fakir. Like
all these sanity personages, he was ex-
tremely dirty. His hair, worked up
into rope-ends with grease and dust,
hung nearly to his waist; his body,
stark naked, was painted with a gray
pigment; but to exaggerate the skele-
ton idea, the ribs, chest bones and
ankles We're "picked OUT in yellow
ochre. One eye was wide open over
the other dropped a paralized eyelid.
The mouth was wide open, and out of
a corner were sprouting several blades
of corn. His hands were clinched and
his nails. I was told, were growing
through the palms of his hands. He
had been, moreover-I am still only
quoting what was said-in the ''trance"
in which I saw him for two months. In
spite of all that I have read and heard
about these ecstat:c Jogis, l ventured
to be sceptical. But I offered an obla-
ton of copper coins at the holy mans
shrine, round which in pious assemblage
stood a quantity of other offerings in
kind-'4ittle dues of wheat and OIL"
He may have been an impostor, but it
struck me as a very dreary form of i'm
position indeed. All alone there, under
the dusty trees, with the shrilling of
the kites in ones ears all day long and
at night the dismal company of ribald
iackals.-London S0ctetu.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
The New York Saturday half-holi-

The New York Saturday half-holi-
day bill has been signed by the COVER
nor. No one is likely to object to the
act becoming a law. as its provisions
amount to little more than sugges-
tions, save that one causing public
Offices to be closed. In future en-.
ployers and employees can arrange as
to whether no distinction shall be
made between one day and another.
As a sample of permissive legislation
the bill is perfect. 1t really enacts
that if mutually convenient and agree
able business may be suspended on
Saturday afternoon.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

The special agricultural correspond
ent at Chicago OF the New York Journ.
al of Commerce, WHO has been some
what lugubrious Owe the dry wealth.
er in the West and Northwest, now
says that all things taken into con-
sideration, if we have an average
rainfall during the next thirty days
especially the country "need take no
alarm, nor borrow any trouble for
the future SO far as the outcome OF
the grain and grass crops is concern
ed" That is to say the condition of
the winter wheat being known, the
spring wheat having been sown, and
the corn crop planted, the present
promise is that of q good harvest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

Divorced ladies can not either at
tend or be present at the court of
England. The queen was exceeding
" anxious to relax this regulation in
cases where the lady's conduct has
been unexceptionable, but after the
advice OF the highest legal authorizes
had been taken, including the late
Lord Cairns and Lord Selbourne, it
was decided that it would be injudic-
ious to make any exceptions.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

Rhode Islands governor has made
an innovation in the pardon bust.
ness which is worth examination in
other states. Instead of limiting the
exercise of executive clemency to con-
victs who have powerful and influen-
tial friends to petition for them he
grants pardons upon the recommend
alton of the board of state charities,
which selects it's ~benefciaries from
among the friendless inmates of the
penitentiary.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

tiny, clustering ringlets Of gold like .
baby's; the pink mask was gone. and
the soft complexion was ~delicately fail
and pure.
1t was a long time afterward that
DR.. Trask told his son-in-law.
'Of course l knew the Disagreement
was only temporary. but I thought il
was a good test Of your affection, and
May could not be trusted with any sub.
ject that seemed like deceiving you,
Mark. n-Selected.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
The Only Thing EXEMPT.

Lawyer Ito Uncle Rastus, who is in
some trouble)--You say the sheriff
threatens to sell you out?
Uncle Rastus--Yes, sab; he3says de
hull business must 60, de ole 'oman's
jewelry, an all.
Lawyer-Has your wife got any jew
elry, Uncle Rastusp ~.
Uncle Rastus-De only article Of jew
elry apparel wot de ole oman hab got,
sab, am a s~tonebruise on her heel. /
specs he dom sell dat.-News York Sun.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
year

The Boston Board of health has dis
covered that some of the tonic sold by
the druggists in that city are over 40
per cent. alcohol II is popularity be.
lieved that many OF the tonics sold by
druggists in many other places have a
much larger percentage of alcohol in
their tonic remedies.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
ExTRAvAGANcEIN FUNERALS.
H~igh-Priced U~ndertalkers Who GROW
Quite Rich Through the Pride q

Hi9h-Priced Un~dertakers Who Grow
Quite Rich Through the Pride 81
the Poor.
Tie other day as / was passinHA
through the poorer quarter OF the CT
/ met an uncanny little white hearse,
driven by q ~tough-looking citizen VINO
wore a black stove-pipe hat, smoked g
cheap grocery store cigar and diffus ed
a general air Of ~toughness and rum.
Inside the hearse was a tiny white
coffin that was pitiful to look upon.
Ten carriages followed the hearse g
were filed with Italian laborers dress
ed in their blouses and overalls. They
smoked pipes and lolled out OF the
windows.
The baby, / learned from a police
ma with whomI fell in conversation,
was exactly one day old. His neither
was a ragpicker. The cost of the fun
eral was not less than 800. The poor
of New York are the most extravaganza
people in the world in the manage-
ment of their funerals. though they are
reasonably careful about other expen-
ditures. When a death occurs the
hawks descend upon the house in hocks.
The richest undertakers are in the
tenement-house districts and they have
agents and wires innumerable. Many
of them count their fortunes in six
figures, though they live in squalor
and apparent poverty. They WI liy-
cry stables, grog shops and tenement
houses, and every tenant, employe and
political ''heeler' is expected to work
for the undertaken who patronizes him.
The manufactures of notices, wreaths,
shrouds, memorial pictures, wax
flowers, texts and all the other catch
penny devices and schemes that hang
upon human woe are in close accord
with the undertaken. They manage to
milk the teat with vengeance when
they once begin.
The u~ndertakers extend their lines
across the river and out to Calvary
Cemetry, or the outskirts of Brook
Ign. Here the tenement-house dead
are buried, cofi n on top of co fin, till
as many as six bodies rest in n grave.
All along the dusty road to the grave
yard is rumshops and beer saloons
mere speculations on the part Of the
undertakers. Their drivers stop at
these places in turn on their way to
and from the grave. and thus keep
business booming, As many as one
hundred and fifty funerals a day pass
over the Thirty-fourth street ferry on
the way to this burying-place Of the
dead. An average of ten carriages to
a funeral, and counting four mourn
ers'' and the driver to each carriage,
makes between seven and eight thous-
and of people a day for the undertake
ers and their agents along the line to-
draw money from.
When a death occurs in the FAM
III as sso u Il EnI polit1c.a ans )
the funeral takes on air Of a fes-
tival or picnic, and the whole ward
turns out to do honor to the
dead. The rich undertakers of New
York are legion in tho poorer dis
tricts. Uptown it is the custom to
conduct funerals with extraordinary
privacy and when the ceremony can be
performed in a country house the dead
is conveyed out of town without any
formalities at all. The one idea of
poor New York is to make a show of
the dead, when rich New York abhors
it.-New York Letter to Washington
Post.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

In spite ofstate and Interstate com
missions it is estimated that between
$500, 00O. 900 and $500, 600, 900 will
be expended in railroad construction
in the United States during the cur
rent year. ~ =
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
Increasing Deafness OF Children

Increasing Deafness OF Children.
4 see the school teachers are. ex-
aiming our children's eyes. They
ought to examine their ears as WELL 4
"Whyp"
cause ! saw five boys playing
marbles to-day. They all stood within
two yards Of each other. and yet they
had to yellfss tho Ugh they wore i, milo
apart. "-F0ttsgtAs (Rd.l 1890 =
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
ron ~ part
Th6 increase ii bank clearing house

lh0 increase III Dank clearing mouse
exchanges at all the principal bust
ness points, Owe corresponding per-
iods oflast year is a matter for ON
graduation. The increase in the en-
tire country, for one week including
New York City, is 23.o6 per cent, and
outside of that point is a triAe less.
The increase in railroad earnings just
about keeps pace with the increase in
general business, showing that it Is
general a%ndnatural and produced by
the same auses. All thefacts show the
continued growth and increase of bust.
ness and the enormous general pros.
perity OF the country.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
Didn't You Know That

What ID the church forP', asks . res
,ngious weekly. Well, WELT II our
sacred contemporary does notknow
what the church Il for. No think Il .
about time Tor aIsyiyl of religioh n
i'll town. The church ~ % seyds
minister TIE expense ~ hiring h4f9
L6AcrenOe Nfi9ehR
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

It is said that out OF 936 samples OF
wine analysed at the Paris Municipal
Laboratory in March, only 365 were
sound, 2O7 contained water, lit
plaster, 1913 were sugared and 80 COM
posed in part of raisins. Pure wines
can be procured in California, and
Americans should use them in prefer
ence to the poisonous mixtures which
are imported from France. But there
are some American fools who would
~ather drink an adulterated wine from
eFEf6rniain than g pure vine
reg OF
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

the property. So the winter glided
away, and April opened, when a dis
patch announced Marks speedy return,
and preparations for the wedding were
fastened in earnest.
The doctor met Mr.. Pendleton at the
station, and drove him to the house,
assuring him that the day they had pre-
viously selected for the marriage, the
18th, would now meet his engagements
exactly.
''But that is this evening""
EXACTLY! I will postpone it if you
wish"
Il! No, indeed! But you must give
me a chance to dress"
''You have three hours. 1t is now
five. My friends will assemble at eight.
You are my guest"
May was invisible while Mark ate his
supper, and he was escorted to the spare
room, where his trunk stood open and
every comfort was ready for his toilet.
But a tall, slender, white -robed fig
ure, with a long lace veil, waited, lean
ing upon DR.. Trask's arm, when the
bridegroom was ready, and slowly ad-
vanced with him into the drawing
room filled with friends. The solemn
words were spoken that made May his
own, and then the bridesmaids gently
lifted the veil, and Mark saw his wife.
His May, fairer than over. stood be-
fore him, her delicate beauty PERFECTLY
restored. Upon hsr head. IN place u
the heavy braids and oils Of hair, were
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16

pIOOuCeAOAo AAdy No AuUISu Wy 10LtluR
heifers drop their calves very young
and breeding from these. Perhaps this
may be one of the mean by which the
Jersey cattle were originated, thus &C.
counting at the same time for their
small size. ~> y l.
HARDY BREEDS OF HOGS. r.
Complaint is sometimes made that the
finer breeds of pigs are less hardy
either against cold or ill usage than
the coarser built kinds. 1t is quite true
that this is the fact, but it is no valid
objection. No farmer has a right to
expect the combination of incompatible
qualities in the same animal. The wild
hog is undoubtedly most hardy, because
receiving no care; all that are not the
hardest are killed off very early. But
he is good for nothing except in the
wild state, to which he is adapted. The
skillful breeder has developed an OPP
posite set OF qualities. early maturity
and tendency to fatten easily. He has
done this by taking from the pig for
many generations all trouble Of care
about his shelter Or subsistence. The
result Is q breed 70 which good shelter
and plenty 81 feed 81. Al times arc
especially necessary, and without
which they may not thrive 80 well 81
those h1(gs less carefully bred.
OWING HEAvY SEED.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
The Ohio Democrats.
| an yours truly,
j. T. HUBBARD,
Chm. of Com. of Arrangements.

The Democratic State Convention of
Ohio was interesting as the first that
has been held this year by either of
the great parties in an important or
debatable State. The proceedings
indicate what had already been made
apparent in other ways, that the Dem
ocrats are pretty well over their gum
bling at the administration and have
generally settled down to the support
Of Mr.. Cleveland for second term.
The Endorsement of the administration
in fact, was made with good deal Of
enthusiasm while the platform makes
no specific allusion to the civil SER
vice, there is significant absence Of
the spoilsmen's demand for "clean
sweep" ane the faction especially as
ISOLATED with the disconnected spoils-
men was quite emphatically defeated.
After the praise Of the administra-
ton, the significant feature of the
platform is the declaration on the
tariff, which has the merit OF brevity
and gives expression to the general
demand for "such judicious reduction
Of the present burdensOme tariff as
shall result in producing revenue
sufficient only to meet an economi.
cal administration of government
the payment of liberal pensions tc
Union soldiers and sailors and the
payment Of the interest and principa
of the public debt" 1t favors also
"if necessary, such reduction of inter
nal revenue, except on liquors, as viii
prevent an accumulation ofsurplus in
the National Treasury" While the
method of tariff revision is not very
distinctly indicated here, the genera
idea of a reduction of superhuoul
Tevenues is presented with sufficient
emphasis to show that this is fore
most issue which Congress will have
to meet,
One or two of the resolutions or
State topics, as that regarding the
liquor traffic, have also considerable
significance. All things considered
the Ohio Democrats seem to have come
forward in very good fighting trim
The nominee for Governor is an able
clean and thoroughly reputable Dem
ocrat and if the Republicans main
tain the tactional feuds which have
thus far been so CONSPICUOUS in Ohio
Mr. Powell will be not without fai
chance for eleciton.-Phdadelphio
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
W. c. T. U. DEPARTMENT.
edited by the Ladies of the W. C. T. u

The w. G. Il. U. met Thursday at the
usual time and had most interesting
session. Several members absent
however. The Juvenile Committee
reported the Band of Hope thorough
y organized. Miss Edith Whitesides,
Pres, WillBarnes, Secretary, Bessie
Ollie, Treasurer They meet every
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Presbyterian Church, all the children
are wanted, and welcome. They will
be taught Temperance songs, and
drilled to march.
The w. G. T. U. received the. pro-
ceeds from the Amateurs" play where
upon the following resolution was
Unanimously adopted: Resolved,
That we, the members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, do most
heartily thank the Amateur Dramatic
Club forthirtyd ollars donated to us in
this our time of need, and also that we
will gratefully remember the one who
so kindly remembered this society as
the recipient of their bounty.
The ladies of the Union deem it ex-
pedient to cooperate with the Jones
boro Union in sending out Il W. C. T.
U. Bulletin. We wish every lady in
this town would come and join the
Union, and do all in her power to put
down the liquor traffic-the awful
curse OF our country. There is a
mighty work to be done, work by men
women, and childrt n.
Miss Katie Blevirs, Corresponding
Secretary Womans Christian Tenn.
perance Union, No. 2, Rogersville
says: Hawkins county is making Il
bold stroke for Prohibition. Mer
heretofore quiet are coming to the
front Our champion, Col James
White, has just returned from the
Third District, where he organized +
large and enthusiastic Amendment
Club. Last week he formed one il
the Eleventh. Our county is thor
oughly organized. In every civi
district are committees formed of &C
tive men, who will push the work ant
organizations effected in the entire
nineteen districts. In some district
two have been accomplished"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
Ohio Republicans.

TOLEDO, July 26.-Although the re-
publican state convention does not
meet until tomorrow afternoon at
four o'clock, and not over one-half of
the delegates have not yet arrived, the
hotels are crowded Extraordinary
interest is taken in the proceedings be-
cause of the fact that a resolution will
be offered in the convention endorsing
Sherman for the Presidential nomina-
ton. The convention in reality is
thus made one of national Importance,
and this accounts for the tremendous
attendance There is no doubt that
the resolution will carry The two
things in doubt are, how strongly
it will be opposed on the floor of that
body, and whether the opposition can
muster sufficient strength to break the
force before the country OF the en-
dorsement,
The opponents OF the resolution
claim they can muster at least one
third of the convention, while the sup
porters of it declare it will go through
with whirl and that the opposition
will be to insignificant to amount to
anything but an exhibition oipersonal
dislike. Sherman arrived this even.
ing. He was met by reception COM
mittee and several local republican
clubs with music, who escorted him to
his hotel Gov. Foarkeris detained at
the capital by business and will not ar
rive until o'clock tomorrow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
MAGNETIC NOTES.
THE THREE C's WILL FINISH THE
GEORGIA AND CAROLINA MIDLAND
ENGINEERS BEGINNING THE


WORK.
Mr.. B. w. Butler is over from Caro-
lima with his friends. He will await
the arrival of his brother engineer Mr..
Whitner, and together they will 90
over the route of the Augusta, Edge
field and Newberry line, recently the
the Georgia and Carolina Midland
and reduce the grades and put it in
shape for u standard gauge route.
They will 60 over the line and be.
gin work tomorrow. Mr.. Butler says
that he understands from the chief
engineer and from the attorney of the
road that the three C's company in.
tend to build this line and complete
the connection to Augusta as soon as
possible.
The present work shows that they
mean business. Mr.. Butler is well
known In Augusta, being an old Rich
mond Academy boy and a graduate
of the State University. He is capa-
BILE and accomplished engineer, hay
ing been for years in the government
engineering corps and recently on
several railroad surveys. He is a
cousin OF Senator M. G. Butler, who is
director and attorney for the big
Three C's company, and he is now
with the engineering corps of the com
pany.
1t has not yet been decided whether
the line from Augusta to Newberry
will be extended to Gaffney's City OF
to Yorkville, but it will certainly bt
carried to one of these points. In the
meantime the engineers work on thii
end of the line will be looked after
Eueaing News July 18th,
The work of grading between thi
place and Yorkyille is still being push
ed forward energetically Col, Matsor
thinks that il the rights of way he Sc
cured early there are only about fiv,
weeks more Of work between the tive
! towns.-Rock Hin Herald
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
From Limestone.
Limestone, July q, 1887,

Limestone, july ", 1881
To Johnson City COMET.
}. w. Baker, national organizer of
the Farmers Alliance and cooperative
union Of America, called Il meeting to
be held at Limestone for the purpose
OF organizing county Alliance The
sub Alliances were represented by the
following delegates Contra ALI
ahce, r. r. Carmack, VIM Powell
Limestone, }. w. Brumly, j. f. Mel,
son; Ashland, j. 5. Ford Hale's
Springs, W. S, White CathaI, c, A..
Hall, I, +, Gibson; Fall Branch, T.
NJ. Wells; Green Meadow, J. O.,
McCrary. j. 0. Miller was elected
Pres, c. A. Hall, Wee Pres, j. f. Mel
son, Sec, Jacob Hawkins, Ass. See,
j. W. Brumly, Treas, +. A. Gillispe,
Lecturer, w. S. White, Ass. Lee, j. 0.
McCrary, Door keeper, J. S. Ford, Ass.
Door keeper r. E. Gibson, Business
agent, j. A. Keebler r. NJ. Wells, Jos.
W. Smith, Trade committee, G. A.
Wall was recommended for county
organizer, 7. NJ. We Is, j, NJ. Will
liamS, Jas, W. Smith were appointed a
committee to form bylaws for the gov.
ernmeLt Of the Alliance. $50 a. m.
first Saturday in October at Cathal
Springs, were the time and place
agreed upon for holding the second
quarterly meeting of the Alliance
On motion OF T. E. Gibson the thanks
OF the delegates were returned to citi-
zens OF Limestone for their hospitality
1t was ordered that copy OF the pro.
ceedings be furnished to the Jonesbo.
70 Herald e Tribune and Johnson
City COMET and they be requested tC
publish the same.
j. f. NELSON, Sec.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28

The Republican organs have alrea-
dy commenced their tactics of SANDER.
81 see, General" said, long ago, a per-
sonal friend OF a most estimable can
didate, "that the opposition papers
accused you of horse-stealing," Gao
cused H." answered the General
"why, boy, they proved it." But the
General was elected all the same, and
it occurs to us that this indiscrimi
nate political lying hurts most the
party which INDUCES in it. The PEG
pie are sick Of it.-Cincinnati En-
quirer